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Frayser Eviction Risk: Moderate , Memphis

Tract 47157010002 · Shelby County, TN · pop 3,260 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 47157010002 in the Frayser area of Memphis, TN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,260. Cost burden runs around two-thirds here against 48.3% across Shelby County.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 18% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,282
Renter share58.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$36,795

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Frayser
Very High
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#69 of 197 tracts In Memphis
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#46 of 249 tracts In Shelby County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 1,701 tracts In Tennessee
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Memphis and the region

Centroid at 35.2340, -90.0015 · click any tract to drill in

Why Frayser scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Memphis
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Tennessee legislature & governorship
1.9
Economic stress
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,102 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Memphis
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Memphis
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Memphis
4.5

How Frayser compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Frayser risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0100024.0Memphisparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 410Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Memphis, TN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Frayser. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Frayser

The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Disability prevalence runs 50.2% against 31.5% nationally. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $36,795 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

It sits 1.1 points above the Shelby County average of 4.3. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 3.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10. Statewide the TN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,102, close to the Memphis average. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 47157010002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 47157010002?

Census tract 47157010002 in the Frayser neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 47157010002?

Median gross rent is $1,102/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 47157010002?

23.3% of residents in tract 47157010002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,260.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 47157010002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 83th, minority 88th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 47157010002 considered part of Frayser?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 47157010002 fall within Frayser (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 47157010002 compare to Memphis overall?

Tract 47157010002 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Memphis at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Memphis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Memphis

Top eight tracts in Memphis ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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